And then there's Patrick*. He collected the equivalent of $4,000 per month from his Section 1059 Plan.

Now, there is very little information about Section 1059 Plans on the Internet.

And the government doesn't help you find out about them, either.

But for income investors, these cash payments could provide a significant boost to their portfolios.

That's because the amount of money companies are paying out from Section 1059 Plans keeps getting bigger and bigger.

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Jing holds a Master’s Degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Science Degree, both from the University of Toronto.

Jing was co-founder of E-Learning’s Online Tutoring Service in Beijing, China; a project analyst at BMO Capital Markets; and a graduate research assistant at the University of Toronto.

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